Commentary: Obama leaves this one-time supporter feeling duped

8:26 AM,
Jun. 25, 2013

Barack Obama, seen earlier this year, is serving his second term as president of the United States.

Written by

Rekha Basu
The Des Moines Register

Four years ago, addressing graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy, the president said he had been to visit the National Archives where the Constitution, Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights are housed.

"I went there because as our national debate on how to deal with the security challenges that we face proceeds," Barack Obama said, "we must remember this enduring truth: The values and ideals in those documents are not simply words written into aging parchment. They are the bedrock of our liberty and our security."

In that speech, Obama decried "the false choice between our security ...